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Definitive control of the airway is achieved by
____________ - Answers-Endotracheal intubation
How do you treat hypothermia in the ED? - Answers-
crystalloid fluids at 102.2 degrees F and warmed
treatment area
What does definitive hemorrhage control refer to?
(3) - Answers-1) Possible surgery
2) Stabilizing of pelvis
3) Angioembolization
What is Sellick's maneuver?
A. A method allowing the rescuer to hold a mask on the
face with both hands
B. A system used to calculate minute volume
C. Another name for Mallampati
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D. Posteriorly directed pressure applied to the cricoid
cartilage - Answers-D. Posteriorly directed pressure
applied to the cricoid cartilage
A 16 year old girl is rescued from a burning house. She
has 25% partial thickness burns, and the burned areas are
hot to the touch. What is the appropriate treatment?
A. Apply ice to burned areas until cool to touch
B. Apply clean water to burned areas for up to 1-2 minutes
C. Apply iced water to burned areas until cool to touch
D. Do not apply anything to burned areas other than clean
sheets - Answers-B. Apply clean water to burned areas for
up to 1-2 minutes
What treatment is NOT indicated in the routine
management of the patient with a head injury?
A. Administration of 100% oxygen
B. Fluid resuscitation to a BP of 110-120 systolic if the
patient is hypotensive
C. Hyperventilating to obtain an EtCO2 of less than 30
D. Stabilization of the cervical spine - Answers-C.
Hyperventilating to obtain an EtCO2 of less than 30
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Which of the following sets of vital signs is most
compatible with a diagnosis of isolated head injury with
increasing intracranial pressure?
A. BP 170/100, pulse 50/min
B. BP 80/60, pulse 130/min
C. BP 80/60, pulse 50/min
D. BP 170/100, pulse 130/min - Answers-A. BP 170/100,
pulse 50/min
Which one of the following is a reason to interrupt the
initial assessment?
A. Cardiac arrest
B. Multiple open (compound) fractures
C. Severe head injury with brain tissue visible
D. Severe shock - Answers-A. Cardiac arrest
What site is the first choice for intraosseous infusion?
A. Proximal tibia
B. Distal humerus
C. Proximal femur
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Advanced Trauma Life Support Questions, Answers &
High-Yield Review||Newest Exam!!!
Definitive control of the airway is achieved by
____________ - Answers-Endotracheal intubation
How do you treat hypothermia in the ED? - Answers-
crystalloid fluids at 102.2 degrees F and warmed
treatment area
What does definitive hemorrhage control refer to?
(3) - Answers-1) Possible surgery
2) Stabilizing of pelvis
3) Angioembolization
What is Sellick's maneuver?
A. A method allowing the rescuer to hold a mask on the
face with both hands
B. A system used to calculate minute volume
C. Another name for Mallampati
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D. Posteriorly directed pressure applied to the cricoid
cartilage - Answers-D. Posteriorly directed pressure
applied to the cricoid cartilage
A 16 year old girl is rescued from a burning house. She
has 25% partial thickness burns, and the burned areas are
hot to the touch. What is the appropriate treatment?
A. Apply ice to burned areas until cool to touch
B. Apply clean water to burned areas for up to 1-2 minutes
C. Apply iced water to burned areas until cool to touch
D. Do not apply anything to burned areas other than clean
sheets - Answers-B. Apply clean water to burned areas for
up to 1-2 minutes
What treatment is NOT indicated in the routine
management of the patient with a head injury?
A. Administration of 100% oxygen
B. Fluid resuscitation to a BP of 110-120 systolic if the
patient is hypotensive
C. Hyperventilating to obtain an EtCO2 of less than 30
D. Stabilization of the cervical spine - Answers-C.
Hyperventilating to obtain an EtCO2 of less than 30
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Which of the following sets of vital signs is most
compatible with a diagnosis of isolated head injury with
increasing intracranial pressure?
A. BP 170/100, pulse 50/min
B. BP 80/60, pulse 130/min
C. BP 80/60, pulse 50/min
D. BP 170/100, pulse 130/min - Answers-A. BP 170/100,
pulse 50/min
Which one of the following is a reason to interrupt the
initial assessment?
A. Cardiac arrest
B. Multiple open (compound) fractures
C. Severe head injury with brain tissue visible
D. Severe shock - Answers-A. Cardiac arrest
What site is the first choice for intraosseous infusion?
A. Proximal tibia
B. Distal humerus
C. Proximal femur
